Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1869, JUNE. 475 BONDS. PRESTON TOWNSHIP STRIP BONDS. June .lThe county court orders a speeial election in Pres- ton Township. to determine whether .tl~5().()00 in bonds shall be issued to the C. & S. V. Railway. A similar order was made for Green Township, and the eleetion appointed for August 17th. The grasslloppers leaving. lra(-k-laing on the C. & S. V. Railway is in charge of N. P. Ogden. The crossing of the Missouri Valley Railroad and the (hicago and Soutliwestern Railway is christened l.everly, and the depot there is under way. COMMENCEMENT AT PLATTE CITY. June 2-9(}1a.dt1ates: Maggie Young. Julia Southard. Sallie Aker, and Vernie Mc-Namar. The faeulty: F. 1}. tiaylortl presi- dent, with Prof. A. G. Higgason. Misses Tillery and .ke1- assist- ants. and Mrs. Maggie Park teat-her of music. Rain Rain RainMud June 30A slight earthquake. Platte River over its bottoms. The rst trai11 over the Kansas (ity bridge. JULY. Jul}; 4(elebrated at Ve~ston in \ells pasture. Declara- tion of Independence read by T. M. S. Kenney. a11d oration by hev. V. L. S. ()l-ark. Bridge celebration at Kansas (it. July 5GeO. )Iaso-ners estate a.d1ui11istered by Elisha (lwin. THE MASONER FAMILY. Teter Masoner (the ancestor) was born in Green County, Tenn.. October :30, 1803, and died in Platte, near Ridgely. March 14. 1886. He ealne to Platte about 1850. His rst wife was Elizabeth ()ttinger. Children: I. .~U}I}3S )1.-XSO1ER, b. March 7, 1829; 1nd May 25. 1854, Elisha (lwin. b. April 19, 1834. in Clay C0,. .lo.; (1. Jan. 2. 1892. He was a son of David (}win and China ("a111ero11. of Tennessee. and a man of influence a11d high standing. Children: 1. I)(ui(I Gwinl (ii). b. Feb. 10, 1955; n1d April 27. 1..7. Mattie R. Robertson. Children: [7] Vindle; [D] a babe. .Io.sic (hrin. b. June :29. 1857. Elizabeth Gu-in, b. Iflee. 16. 185.9. Ben. F. (1/uin. b. Dee. 14. 1861): d. April 4. 1831:: md Nellie Kesine. Children: [(1] Cora; [5] Katie; [] M)1tle. (7I1in(I. F. Gwin. b. Nov. 16, 18613; (1. Sept. 4. 18813. 6. Wm. H. (hvin, b. "Oct. 8. 1.($~1: md ()-t. 1. 1935. Katie (ollins/. dr. of Peter. 91 gut: